The Best John Diehl Movies, Ranked
45 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Train Dreams (2025) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is Land of Plenty (2005) with $47.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest John Diehl Box Office Hits
John Diehl's films have made $112M worldwide in total. Land of Plenty (2005) is the biggest hit at $47.1M, ahead of Madhouse (1990) ($21M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Land of Plenty 2005 · Drama $47.1M $20.7M dom. - 2
Madhouse 1990 · Comedy $21M $21M dom. - 3
Angel 1984 · Thriller $17.5M $17.5M dom. - 4
Gettysburg 1993 · Drama $10.8M $10.8M dom. - 5
Three Wishes 1995 · Family $7.03M $7.03M dom. - 6
Joysticks 1983 · Comedy $3.95M $3.95M dom. - 7
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back 1991 · Adventure $1.25M $1.25M dom. - 8
Whore 1991 · Drama $1.01M $1.01M dom. - 9
Female Perversions 1996 · Drama $927K $927K dom. - 10
The End of Violence 1997 · Drama $387K $387K dom.
The Best John Diehl Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre John Diehl has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Train Dreams (2025) is the pick of them.
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Drama 14 films Train Dreams 2025 · as Billy Movie Echo Score: 81 - Thriller 6 films Angel 1984 · as The Killer
- Comedy 5 films Madhouse 1990
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Western 2 films Out of the Wild 2017 · as Henry McBride Movie Echo Score: 76 - Adventure 2 films Kickboxer 2: The Road Back 1991 · as Jack
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Romance 1 film Forever 2015 · as Neil - Family 1 film Three Wishes 1995 · as Leland's Dad
The Best John Diehl Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of John Diehl's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest John Diehl Movies
The most recent films John Diehl is credited on, newest first — starting with Train Dreams (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Train Dreams 2025 · Billy
- Out of the Wild 2017 · Henry McBride
- Forever 2015 · Neil
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Singularity Principle 2013 · Jack Brenner -
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe 2011 · Rear Admiral Lawrence -
Road to Nowhere 2010 · Bobby Billings -
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas 2009 · Sheriff Larabie -
The House Is Burning 2006 · Mr. Garson -
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 2006 · Jerry Snyder - Land of Plenty 2005 · Drama
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Bookies 2003 · Vincent -
Fail Safe 2000 · Col. Cascio
The Best John Diehl Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Diehl films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Diehl movie?
Train Dreams (2025) is the best-rated John Diehl film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Out of the Wild (2017) (76). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Train Dreams: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Diehl movie?
Land of Plenty (2005) made the most at the box office, with $47.1M worldwide, followed by Madhouse (1990) with $21M. Together, John Diehl's films with box office figures have made $112M.
What is the best John Diehl drama movie?
Train Dreams (2025) is the best-rated of John Diehl's drama films, with a score of 81. In other genres: Angel (thriller), Madhouse (comedy) and Out of the Wild (western).
What is the newest John Diehl movie?
The newest film on John Diehl's filmography is Train Dreams (2025), with John Diehl as Billy.
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